Sunday, September 6, 2009

Day 24 - Pine Needles

Every morning for the last several days, I've started my day the same way: get up, make cereal, sit at the table, and doodle.

I was never a "doodler" before this project, but now it's a constant habit because I never know when a doodle will turn into another free motion quilting design! Pine Needles was just such design that started it's life as a humble doodle:

Inspiration: When creating this design, I was actually thinking back to Tree Roots, one of my favorite designs so far.

I wondered what would happen if the lines were all straight and longer. Out of that curiosity, a new filler design was born!

Directional Texture: 2 directions. This design looks great set vertically, but could also work horizontally over any quilting space.

Suggestions for Use: Because this design requires the initial starting line or "spine" of the needles, you won't want to place this over a huge area of your quilt just because it will be very difficult to quilt a long line perfectly straight without marking it.

Instead, place this design over short distances, like placed horizontally in your quilt sashing, for an eye catching texture in a small space.

Back of Pine NeedlesFeel free to use this free motion filler designs in your quilts,

I just found your blog through I believe a HQ 16 forum website and really like what you are doing! I just bought a HQ Fusion and I'm going to join along with you in your day to day free motion quilting as I'm sure it will really help! Thanks for the inspiration!!Laura T

Hi Leah! Your designs are fabulous - I belong to 6 quilting groups and you're all over all of 'em. You do know that you're doing all the prep work for a book, right? I'd LOVE to see you in print a year from now!

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